Meaning & use
enlist
To voluntarily join the armed forces, or to persuade someone to help with a task.
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He decided to enlist in the navy right after finishing high school.
She enlisted her neighbors to help paint the community center over the weekend.
A note on using this word
Enlist can describe joining the military oneself or recruiting other people's help, depending on the sentence's subject and object.
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